How To Install py_xls2txt on Ubuntu 22.04

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install python-excelerator

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is py_xls2txt and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Ubuntu 22.04. This guide was written specifically with a server running Ubuntu 22.04 in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install py_xls2txt on Ubuntu 22.04. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install py_xls2txt using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt-get database, You can install py_xls2txt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-excelerator

Install py_xls2txt using apt

Because py_xls2txt is available in Ubuntu 22.04’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install py_xls2txt using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-excelerator

Install py_xls2txt using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu 22.04. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating aptitude database, You can install py_xls2txt by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-excelerator

How to upgrade (update) a single package py_xls2txt using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the py_xls2txt, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install python-excelerator

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install python-excelerator

How To Uninstall py_xls2txt from Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the py_xls2txt package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-excelerator

Uninstall py_xls2txt and all its dependencies

To uninstall py_xls2txt and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, you can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-excelerator

Remove py_xls2txt with all configurations and data

To remove py_xls2txt configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-excelerator

Remove py_xls2txt completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to py_xls2txt package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-excelerator

Extra info and code examples

pyExcelerator is a Python module that can generate Excel 97/2000/XP/2003 spreadsheet files. It can also extract data from these files. It supports Unicode in Excel files, and can use a variety of formatting features and printing options. It can dump Excel and OLE2 compound files. Included are simple conversion tools py_xls2html, py_xls2csv and py_xls2txt.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install py_xls2txt using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the py_xls2txt from Ubuntu 22.04.

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